Aleksandra Zhekova
Alexandra Zhekova (Bulgarian: Александра Жекова) (born October 5, 1987) is a snowboarder from Bulgaria. She competed for Bulgaria at the 2010 Winter Olympics in snowboard cross and parallel giant slalom.[1] Zhekova was Bulgaria's flag bearer during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. She finished 5th in the 2014 Olympics cross event, and 6th at the 2018 Olympics one.
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| Full name | Alexandra Zhekova | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 1987 Sofia, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At Winter X Games XVI, Zhekova became the first Bulgarian to win a medal at the X Games, capturing silver in Snowboard X.
World Cup
Snowboard Cross Podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Place |
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| 2005–2006 | 14 Jan 2006 |  Kronplatz, Italy | 3rd |
| 2006–2007 | 11 Mar 2007 |  Lake Placid, United States | 2nd |
| 2007–2008 | 13 Mar 2008 | Valmalenco, Italy | 2nd |
| 2009–2010 | 12 Sep 2009 |  Chapelco, Argentina | 2nd |
| 2010–2011 | 8 Dec 2010 |  Lech am Arlberg, Austria | 3rd |
| 17 Dec 2010 | Telluride, United States | 2nd | |
| 24 Mar 2011 |  Arosa, Switzerland | 1st | |
| 25 Mar 2011 | Arosa, Switzerland | 1st | |
| 2011–2012 | 19 Jan 2012 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | 2nd |
| 22 Jan 2012 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | 3rd | |
| 8 Feb 2012 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Blue Mountain, Canada | 2nd | |
| 14 Mar 2012 | Valmalenco, Italy | 2nd | |
| 2012–2013 | 14 Dec 2012 | Telluride, United States | 3rd |
| 2013–2014 | 11 Jan 2014 |  Vallnord, Andorra | 2nd |
| 11 Mar 2014 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | 3rd | |
| 2015–2016 | 5 Mar 2016 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | 1st |
References
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Helene Olafsen (leading), Alexandra Zhekova, Tanja Frieden, Nelly Moenne Loccoz. Telluride, 19.12.2009, Quarter Final
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| Preceded by Ekaterina Dafovska |
Flagbearer for Bulgaria Vancouver 2010 |
Succeeded by Maria Kirkova |
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